蕾
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lěi · flower bud

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16Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 蕾

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lěiWords pronounced lěi
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Example sentences

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Wèi lěi hěn yǒu yòng.味蕾很有用。

Taste buds are very useful.

Source: Tatoeba #2199711 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lěi lā zài nǎ lǐ? tā bú shì gēn nǐ zài yì qǐ ma?蕾拉在哪里?她不是跟你在一起吗?

Where is Layla? Isn't she with you?

Source: Tatoeba #9423240 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lěi lā huì huó xià lái de.蕾拉会活下来的。

Layla will survive.

Source: Tatoeba #8589635 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sà mǐ hé lěi lā bù shuō huà le.萨米和蕾拉不说话了。

Sami and Layla stopped talking.

Source: Tatoeba #8748537 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sà mǐ de qì chē zài lěi lā de jiā.萨米的汽车在蕾拉的家。

Sami's car was at Layla's house.

Source: Tatoeba #9423236 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sà mǐ hé lěi lā hái yǒu hěn duō huà yào tán.萨米和蕾拉还有很多话要谈。

Sami and Layla have a long conversation to finish.

Source: Tatoeba #8748590 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 蕾 in context

  1. Say lěi, then recall the core meaning: flower bud.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 芭蕾 (bā lěi), meaning “ballet”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 蕾 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.